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And that would complete the first part of a three-point plan which chairman Nigel Gooding outlined when he fronted a three-man take over at the cash-strapped club in October. "I think it safe to say we'll still be a Western League club next season, even if we don't stay up," he says. "My view is that we're now a mid-table Premier Division side, given some of the performances against the likes of ...

Heavitree's point put them level on points with Exeter Civil Service who lost 1-0 at Alphington, but not one club moved into a different position in the league. Crediton did close the gap on seventh-placed Vospers, to goal difference, as their victory at Lords Meadow took their unbeaten run to 11 games but they were made to fight hard by a determined Cullompton. "Our boys had too much Turkey the ...

A policewoman is in hospital after a double stabbing incident at her home. Mother-of-two Fay Hurved suffered knife wounds to her neck, back and chest and is in a stable condition at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Her 52-year-old estranged husband Ian is also stable at Torbay Hospital after being found at the house with a knife embedded in his chest. Officers investigating the incident are ...

The NHS is suing seven pharmaceutical companies for £30m over allegations that they fixed the price of common antibiotics, it has emerged. Documents lodged with the high court on December 17 by health secretary John Reid claim that the companies agreed to artificially raise the price of a range of penicillin-based drugs. The case is part of a wide-ranging investigation into alleged price-fixing ...

Headteachers today condemned the latest expansion of Government school league tables to cover results achieved by 14-year-olds as an “unnecessary irrelevance”. School standards minister David Miliband said that, for too long, too many pupils had “drifted” in the first three years of secondary school and publishing the results highlighted the work schools were doing to improve their performance. ...

Dawlish Water Wheel Project has already come across the first unexpected problem. When lifting the wheel off the bearing housing it was found that both were broken in half. These will now need to be repaired, adding to the cost. This first phase should be completed early in the new year. The next phase will be the rubbing down and painting of the main wheel structure. Also, the pointing in of ...

Opened in the early 80s, the factory made quiches, fruit pies and sponges that were sold to supermarkets, catering companies and hospitals. Last Friday, staff turned up at 9am as usual, only to find that they no longer had somewhere to work. Instead of going into the factory as normal they were told to wait in the canteen. News of the liquidation was broken to them by a representative of Lamey CJ ...

Owner of Black Country Properties, Simon Steel Perkins, said: `Black Country Properties Limited submitted the Planning Application on September 1, 2003, for the Regeneration of Shutterton Bridge after many months of pre-application local consultation, together with a considerable amount of research and studies, including undertaking a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment in relation to ...

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11 Dec 2003

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The big 'Switch On' event was held on Monday evening, with the switch operated by Dawlish Carnival Claire Barnes and Dawlish Mayor Bill Forrow.